Vladimir Putin's 'Successor' Threatens to Nuke the West After Russian Leader's Alleged Death: Report

Vladimir Putin’s suspected successor threatened to launch a series of nukes toward the West this week after the Russian leader’s rumored demise, RadarOnline.com can report.

In a concerning development to come after Putin, 71, allegedly passed away on October 25 after suffering a heart attack, Nikolai Patrushev spoke out about Russia’s nuclear capabilities.

Sources claimed that Patrushev and a Putin body double took over for the “late” Russian leader following his purported death late last month.

"For the first time in the history of the existence of nuclear missile weapons, our country is ahead of its competitors in this domain,” the Secretary of Russia's Security Council said in Moscow this week.

Patrushev also reportedly commented on Russia’s "unique strategic weapons” including “hypersonic ones” and vowed that the nation’s nuclear arsenal "will guarantee Russia's security for many decades."

According to Daily Star, Patrushev previously served as director of the Federal Security Service and is a strong supporter of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

His remarks this week in Moscow created newfound concern that Russia may decide to launch nukes into Ukraine as well as against Ukraine’s allies.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Kremlin sources claimed that Patrushev and a Putin lookalike took over for the Russian leader following his heart attack death on October 25.

The Russian Telegram channel General SVR was the first outlet to report Putin’s alleged death, and the channel also claimed that a “coup” was underway in Moscow after the real Putin’s passing.

“Attention! There is currently an attempted coup in Russia!” General SVR reported late last month. “Russian President Vladimir Putin died this evening at his residence in Valdai.”

The Telegram channel previously reported on Putin’s alleged heart attack on the night of October 22, and a “knightly round table” led by Patrushev was allegedly appointed while the Russian leader was incapacitated.

“People privy to the current situation from the president’s inner circle held consultations on Monday,” General SVR said.

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“Representatives of several elite groups tried to determine the possibility of consolidating into the prototype of a certain 'Politburo' headed by Nikolai Patrushev and control over Putin’s double, who will 'temporarily' represent the president,” the outlet added at the time.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov shrugged off the Putin death rumors. He also denied that Putin was replaced by a body double lookalike.